Researchers Explore the Effectiveness of Alzheimer’s
Posted on Oct 11th, 2007
Summary
Current Alzheimer's drugs delay the symptoms of the disease but do not effectively stop the progression of Alzheimer's fibril and plaque formation.
Scientists are exploring a new generation of ...
ORNL Closes In On Petascale Computing
Posted on Oct 11th, 2007
As a Department of Energy leadership computing facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) employs some of some of the most powerful supercomputers on the planet. Buddy Bland, ...
Dissecting Fire: Model Fully Resolves Ignition Process for the First Time
Posted on Oct 11th, 2007
Research may fuel low-temperature combustion technology to save energy, cut emissions
To flip an old saying, where there’s fire, there’s smoke. No one knows that better than Jacqueline Chen, a mechanical ...
Astrophysicists Close in on Exploding Stars
Posted on Oct 11th, 2007
A research group led by Anthony Mezzacappa of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is using the National Center for Computational Sciences’ (NCCS’s) Cray XT4 Jaguar supercomputer to solve one of ...